"Ragtimer" <ragtimer@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> We took some pictures in a well-lit church, using our daughter as a
> subject, and very few of the pictures turned out worth keeping.  Most
> of them looked as though they were taken with an old instamatic or
> something, just bad pictures.
>
> Here's our setup:
>
> Nikon N65, in Auto mode
> Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 D lense
> Sunpak 4000AF flash on a Stroboframe flash bracket
> Fuji 200 film from WalMart
> Developed at WalMart's 1-hour processing
>
> Which of these factors, or what other possible factor(s) would explain
> the poor pictures?
>
> Thanks in advance!!!


It is possible that your flash isn't working properly, have it checked out
by a specialist, or try fitting new batteries and make sure you give it time
to recharge before each shot
But its really similar to your other post about flash, the church may appear
well lit, but the camera and film don't see it that way, use a faster film
and slower shutter speed, and check that your flash is sync'd to the
camera's shutter speed,  also if you want professional looking photos, then
you have to pay the extra and have the film developed at a professional lab,
Fuji make some of the best films about, but they can easily be ruined by bad
processing,  If your using fuji slide film send it to fuji for processing,
they made it , they know how best to process it.
1 hour processing is for Joe Public to get his holiday snaps done, if you
want to be creative, don't skimp on the processing and printing.

Hope this helps too
Brian.....................